Antibiotic Management of Animal Bites in Children During the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Era

摘要

Children presenting to an emergency department following an animal bite were found to be at risk for infection if they had puncture wounds, crush wounds, or were bitten by a cat. Of the infected wounds that were cultured, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was not isolated as a pathogen.